Goncz, Samuel J.
Jones Day
500 Grant Street, Suite 4500
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2514
Phone: 1.412.394.7921 (Business Phone)
Fax: 1.412.394.7959 (Business Fax)
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Websites associated with this firm:http://www.jonesday.comSummary
Current Employment Position(s)
Counsel
Lawyer Overview
Sam Goncz's practice focuses on developing, implementing, and protecting wealth transfer and business succession plans for high net worth individuals and families. He is a member of the Firm's Private Equity and Wealth Management practices.
Sam's private clients include owners of closely held businesses, entrepreneurs, executives, and those of multigenerational wealth. He has successfully represented many private clients before the Internal Revenue Service, state taxing authorities, and the U.S. Tax Court concerning wealth transfer tax matters. Sam also represents executors, trustees, and beneficiaries in estate and trust controversies.
Sam has been published in Tax Management's Estates, Gifts and Trusts Journal and The Monthly Digest of Tax Articles, as well as internet-based professional publications, and has authored chapters in Tax Management's Tax Practice Series on "Small Business Stock" and "Start-up Expenditures." He lectures for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's continuing legal education seminars and has spoken extensively to client and professional groups regarding wealth transfer and succession planning, estate and trust administration, federal estate, gift and generation-skipping taxation, income taxation, and related topics.
Sam is an elected member of the Probate and Trust Council of the Allegheny County Bar Association. He also is active in the Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod of the ELCA and is a member of a number of committees and boards of related charitable organizations.
Areas of Practice
- Tax
- Wealth Management
- Private Equity
West Practice Categories
Banking & Finance Law, Corporate Taxation, Estate & Gift Taxation, Excise Taxes, Income Taxation, International Taxation, Lending & Secured Transactions, Payroll Taxes, Property (Ad Valorem) Taxes, Sales & Use Taxes, Taxation Law, Venture Capital
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania
Education
- Grove City College
- Washington and Lee University
Office Information
Address
500 Grant Street, Suite 4500
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2514
Phones
1.412.394.7921 (Business Phone)
Faxes
1.412.394.7959 (Business Fax)
Emails
Contact Us (Business Email)
